For Beanie sizes

0-6 months – stop increasing after round 26-12 months stop increasing after round 2 and add one more row of clusters before starting the rim.
and for 0 – 12 months you will have 36 sts and 12 clusters1-3 years stop increasing after round 4
for years1-3 you should have 48 sts and 16 clusters4 years old to adults – size follow the pattern from start to end

you should have 60 sts and 20 clusters

THE TUTORIALS:

RIGHT HANDED VERSION

LEFT HANDED VERSION

If you’re having any trouble with this stitch, then see this beginner video

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This stitch is done in multiples of 3

NOTE : The tutorial has been redone in HD and the pattern has been updated to match the new tutorial.

We will be working the invisible join method so you should always end with the increase.

To start:
ch 4 and sl st into beginning ch to form a loop.

Round 1

Ch 2 (counts as first dc) dc 11 into loop, sl st into the top of the beginning ch 2 (12 sts)

Round 2
ch 2 (this ch 2 will not could as a st and is only a step up and is to be ignored for the round) dc 2 into same st, dc 2 in all sts around, ignoring the ch2 and sl into beginning DC to end the round.
(24 sts)

Round 3 ( 0 – 12 months you are done increasing after this round)
ch 2 (this ch 2 will not could as a st and is only a step up and is to be ignored for the round) * dc 1 into the same beg stitch st, dc 2 in the next stitch st * repeat til end of round, sl st into beg DC st (36 sts)

Round 4 ( 1-3 yearsyou are done increasing after this round)
ch 2 (this ch 2 will not could as a st and is only a step up and is to be ignored for the round) * dc 1 into the same beg stitch st, dc 1 in the next stitch, dc 2 in the next stitch st * repeat til end of round, sl st into beg DC st(48 sts)

Round 5
ch 2 (this ch 2 will not could as a st and is only a step up and is to be ignored for the round) * dc 1 into the same beg stitch st, dc 1 into the next 2 sts, dc 2 in the next stitch st * repeat til end of round, sl st into beg DC st (60 sts)

Round 6

(Special Stitch) The Cluster
ch 1 and pull up a loop, working into same stitch as ch 1, start to do a dc, but don’t finish the st, leaving the last loop on the hook. Repeat again into same stitch as shown below ( 3 loops on hook) I call this the Incomplete Double Crochet or IDC. It’s what you use to create clusters.

Repeat again in the next st ( 5 loops on hook)

Repeat again in next st ( 7 loops on hook)

The YO and pull through all 7 loops

Then ch 2. Repeat this until end of round. After the very last cluster of the round, there is no need to ch 2, just ch 1 and sl st in the beg st. The sl st counts as your second chain. (20 clusters)

Round 7
ch 1 and single crochet in same stitch. Single crochet in each stitch around. There are 3 stitches above each cluster as shown below, you will be single crocheting in each hole of the pretzel. Sl st into beginning st( 60 sts)

Rounds 8 – 13

You will be repeating Rounds 6 & 7 three more times.

NOTE : Remember if your making size 6-12 months, do one more row of clusters before starting the rim

MAKING THE RIM

If you are making this hat for a 4 – 10 year old, you may want to do some decreases on the rim and only make it 3 rounds instead of 5 for a better fit.